Tag: Tea Video

Cultural Video of Fukuoka, Japan – Home of the Yame Region Known for Superb Green Tea

Published by SamovarLife on December 02, 2009

CNN Money Small Biz Tips Video: Samovar Tea Lounge Sizzles

Published by jpcutler on September 01, 2009

CNN Money Small Biz Tips comes to San Francisco to check out Samovar Tea Lounge and find out how a small tea business grows. Watch the video here.

Hawaii-Grown Tea: An Interview with Tea Farmer Eva Lee

Published by SamovarLife on August 06, 2009

Hawaii-Grown Tea: An Interview with Tea Grower and Processor Eva Lee
Meet the tea farmer! Join Samovar Tea Lounge’s Jesse Jacobs as he talks with Hawaii Tea grower and producer Eva Lee.

Erick Gets a Taste of Hawaii-Grown Tea

Published by SamovarLife on August 06, 2009

Erick Gets a Taste of Hawaii-Grown Tea
Join Samovar Tea Lounge operations manager, Erick Xicum as he travels to Hawaii Island, Hawaii to check out the tea gardens blooming there.

Hawaii-Grown Tea Comes to Samovar and the USA

Published by SamovarLife on August 06, 2009

Hawaii-Grown Tea Comes to Samovar and the USA
In this video:
For the fist time in the continental U.S.: Hand-Picked, Artisan, Whole-leaf tea grown in America.
Hawaii-Grown Oolong Tea: Semi Oxidized Tea
Hawaii-Grown Black Tea: Fully-Oxidized
Only 15 pounds of each tea is available through Samovar Tea Lounge.
Jesse demonstrates the unique Brewing Technique for these teas.
To Brew:
Quantity: Steep 2-3 heaping [...]

David Lee Hoffman Sipping Peace: Part II

Published by SamovarLife on February 16, 2009

American tea pioneer David Lee Hoffman discusses puerh, the Slow Food tea movement, and the benefits of organic, handcrafted family-made tea.
- Living with tea kings, learning to taste fine tea
- How To: Artisan tea crafting and family operations, and secrets
- Making American Handcrafted Puerhs
- Slow Food and the Fair Trade movement and tea
- Culinary pleasures [...]

Tea 101: Learn About the Different Kinds of Tea

Published by SamovarLife on February 16, 2009

Tea is hot!
Join Jesse Jacobs, owner of Samovar Tea Lounge, as he talks to tea enthusiast, Christine Savage about the different kinds of tea. A quick lesson in Tea.
Teas in this video…. White Tea, Green Tea, Oolong Tea, Black Tea, Pu-erh Tea, Herbal Infusions.

Organic Tea in Japan: Challenges Today

Published by SamovarLife on February 16, 2009

Ayumi Kinezuka visits us from Japan to talk about her organic tea farm in Shizuoka, and the challenges facing small artisan Japanese tea farmers today.
- Meet the family: an entire production from a small family operation
- Where are today’s generation of organic tea farmers? Challenges with aging tea farmers means fewer farmers making high-grade Japanese [...]

Japanese Green Tea

Published by SamovarLife on February 16, 2009

Japanese green tea offers a huge spectrum of diverse brews, ranging from very light and grassy to deep and roasted. Join Christine Savage as she delves into the subtle and not so subtle differences of Japanese Green Tea.
- The difference between how Japanese Green tea is processed
- How is green tea made?
- Some teas: Matcha, [...]

Tea with Winnie at Teance

Published by SamovarLife on February 16, 2009

Winnie Wu, owner of the Bay Area famed Teance, tastes Phoenix Oolong and talks about the evolution of tea in America and China and the cultural benefits to all.
- Tasting Phoenix Oolong, artisan, hand made Chinese tea
- The Teance tea bar: tasting tea at the tasting table
- Changing tea cultures in Asia: from artisan tea [...]